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Helpful Books
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction by
Practicing mindfulness helps us meet life's challenges with gentleness and clarity. By fully engaging in the present moment as best we can, we nurture our capacity to approach difficulties with less judgment and water the seeds of wisdom and openheartedness in ourselves. This book offers a concise and thorough immersion in the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course developed by Dr. Jon KabatÂ-Zinn. It features straightforward instruction in the main exercises of MBSR -- sitting meditation, walking meditation, eating meditation, yoga, body scan, and informal, everyday practices. MBSR has been shown to help alleviate symptoms associated with chronic illness, anxiety, pain, burnout, cancer, and other stress-related conditions. The authors, two leading MBSR teacher trainers, provide step-by-step instructions as well as illustrative real-life examples. Readers embarking on a course in MBSR will find clear guidance, trainers will gain a valuable tool for their teaching, and anyone experiencing or receiving treatment for challenges of mind, body, or spirit will find practical, inspirational help.
Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English by
Odds are that you or someone you know could truly benefit from Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English. After all, who wouldn't like to have less stress - and more enjoyment - from life? Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English teaches us how to achieve just that, with potent tools that are easy to learn, enjoy, and keep doing. And these practices do so much more than more than allow us freedom from anxiety and stress: they allow us to be a better friend to ourselves, and to the people around us.
Manage Your Stress by
This book aims to give readers a full understanding of the how and why of the human stress response. While once a vital ancient survival tool, our biological stress response may now be in overdrive when confronted by the modern world around us. Research has repeatedly shown that stress can cause physical illness if undetected and unmanaged. And is not alwaysyourstress that gets in the way of your success and happiness. Usually it is someone else's stress that gets in the way of your success and happiness. What can you do to help someone else with their stress so you can both be more successful? Dr. Shrand addresses the deeper biological and survival reasons we experience stress, exploring ways to relieve your own stress but at the same time breaking new ground when he demonstrates how helping someone else with their stress actually helps you to be more successful -- because you are seen as benefactor, a person of value. The underlying biological roots of stress have to do with survival -- we feel stress when we worry we are inadequate to the task ahead of us. If we feel inadequate can we still retain our value to the group on which we depend, or will be cast out to fend for ourselves in a world of predators. Managing your stress in the modern-day world has to include managing the stress of those around you, and this book will show you how! This book provides readers with psychological and physical strategies necessary to keep stress from undermining their health, their joy, and the happiness of those around them. These simple and practical strategies help relieve our stress, and the stress of those around us.
Stress Less Achieve More (eBook) by
Stress. It's unavoidable today, it seems. High-intensity workplaces. Nonstop at-home demands. Traffic that follows you wherever you go. Stress is near impossible to avoid, and whether we acknowledge it or not, it's definitely taking a toll on our productivity and well-being. But is that spinach salad at lunch really helping to reinvigorate you at halftime? Is the yoga class on the way to work truly decreasing your mental workload throughout the day? Or do all these stress-reduction techniques we utilize to help us persevere through the day just become one more thing to do?In Stress Less. Achieve More. executive coach and psychotherapist Aimee Bernstein offers a more effective and realistic approach: Don't try to numb yourself from the pressure or run from it. Embrace it! See it as an energy source that you can tap into in order to accomplish more while feeling calm and centered. Part training manual, part spiritual guide, this must-have book for the stressed individual uncovers a total mental/physical/emotional formula to: * Stop reacting defensively* Retrain natural responses to stress triggers* Resolve conflicts harmoniously* Energize fatigued teammates* Relax in difficult situations* And moreWhen we swim against the stream of stress, we'll drown in its relentless current every time. But when we learn how to turn stress into an ally, we can thrive under even the most demanding circumstances. With the tips, techniques, and exercises in Stress Less. Achieve More. the overwhelmed will finally find the relief they've been searching for.
Real Calm (eBook) by
Let Psychologies Magazine show you the path to a calmer, happier life Real Calm is your guide to getting rid of stress for good. The unrelenting demands of everyday life never stop, and stress is a natural byproduct of modern life; you cannot change that, but you can change your response. Psychologies Magazine, the leading magazine for intelligent people, explores stress, calm and the spectrum in between to show you how to cope. Packed with tips, ideas and expert insight, this book draws on cutting edge global research to help you understand your brain's response to stress and build real calm into your everyday life. What does life look like when you're calm? What are the obstacles standing in your way? How is stress affecting you right now? Let the experts guide you to the answers you need, and start living better today. Everyone knows that stress is bad for your health, relationships, productivity and quality of life -- but how can we avoid it? The answer is we can't -- we can only temper our response, use the stress as a tool or make it go away. This book shows you how, with clear, helpful advice and a real-world focus on the little things that have a great impact on your day-to-day. Explore what real calm means to you Learn what's standing between you and your peace of mind Identify your stressors and develop a self-care plan Deal with the big things, and let the little things go Motivational, inspirational and highly practical, Real Calm is your roadmap to a happier, healthier, calmer you.
Wherever You Go, There You Are by
Re-released on its tenth anniversary of publication, this book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anytime and anywhere, without props or trappings.
College can be one of the most stressful times in a person's life. Having a few strategies to manage and release stress is crucial to maintaining the balance we need. The resources on this page are provided as inspirationto help you build your own stress management strategy.
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Physical Activity Exercise can be an amazing way to release built-up stress.
Check out Yoga With Adriene for more free videos. Madison College offers numerous opportunities to help you in your health and wellness journey: See the college's Health and Wellness page for more information. |
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Laughter Bookmark some comics or videos you can return to and take your mind off of stressful things.
Comic by Sarah Andersen Check out Go Comics for more. Psychology Today: Why Rewatching TV Shows Feels So Good
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Reaching Out Find community that can help support you in tough times.
Madison College Student Life offers many different activities for students through the year. See the following links for more information: Student Clubs and Organizations
Illustration by Little Earthlings
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Meditation and Mindfulness
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